Psalm 33–34

Psalm 33

PRAISE TO THE CREATOR

¹Rejoice in the Lord, you righteous ones;

praise from the upright is beautiful.^z

²Praise the Lord with the lyre;

make music to him with a ten-stringed harp.^aa

³Sing a new song to him;^ab

play skillfully on the strings, with a joyful shout.^ac

⁴For the word of the Lord is right,

and all his work is trustworthy.^ad

⁵He loves righteousness and justice;^ae

the earth is full of the Lord’s unfailing love.^af

⁶The heavens were made by the word of the Lord,^ag

and all the stars, by the breath of his mouth.^ah

⁷He gathers the water of the sea into a heap;^A

he puts the depths into storehouses.^ai

⁸Let the whole earth fear the Lord;

let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him.^a

⁹For he spoke, and it came into being;

he commanded, and it came into existence.^b

¹⁰The Lord frustrates the counsel of the nations;

he thwarts the plans of the peoples.^c

¹¹The counsel of the Lord stands forever,

the plans of his heart from generation to generation.^d

¹²Happy is the nation whose God is the Lord—

the people he has chosen to be his own possession!^e

¹³The Lord looks down from heaven;

he observes everyone.^f

¹⁴He gazes on all the inhabitants of the earth

from his dwelling place.^g

¹⁵He forms the hearts of them all;

he considers all their works.^h

¹⁶A king is not saved by a large army;

a warrior will not be rescued by great strength.ⁱ

¹⁷The horse is a false hope for safety;

it provides no escape by its great power.^j

¹⁸But look, the Lord keeps his eye on those who fear him—

those who depend on his faithful love^k

¹⁹to rescue them from death

and to keep them alive in famine.^l

²⁰We wait for the Lord;^m

he is our help and shield.ⁿ

²¹For our hearts rejoice in him^o

because we trust in his holy name.^p

²²May your faithful love rest on us, Lord,

for we put our hope in you.^q

Psalm 34

THE LORD DELIVERS THE RIGHTEOUS

Concerning David, when he pretended to be insane in the presence of Abimelech,^r who drove him out, and he departed.

¹I will bless the Lord at all times;

his praise will always be on my lips.^s

²I will boast in the Lord;^t

the humble will hear and be glad.^u

³Proclaim the Lord’s greatness with me;^v

let us exalt his name together.^w

⁴I sought the Lord, and he answered me

and rescued me from all my fears.^x

⁵Those who look to him are^A radiant with joy;^y

their faces will never be ashamed.^z

⁶This poor man cried, and the Lord heard him

and saved him from all his troubles.^aa

⁷The angel of the Lord encamps

around those who fear him, and rescues them.^ab

⁸Taste and see that the Lord is good.^ac

How happy is the person who takes refuge in him!^ad

⁹You who are his holy ones, fear the Lord,

for those who fear him lack nothing.^ae

¹⁰Young lions^B lack food and go hungry,^af

but those who seek the Lord

will not lack any good thing.^ag

¹¹Come, children, listen to me;

I will teach you the fear of the Lord.^ah

¹²Who is someone who desires life,

loving a long life to enjoy what is good?^ai

¹³Keep your tongue from evil

and your lips from deceitful speech.^aj

¹⁴Turn away from evil and do what is good;^ak

seek peace and pursue it.^al

¹⁵The eyes of the Lord are on the righteous,

and his ears are open to their cry for help.^am

¹⁶The face of the Lord is set

against those who do what is evil,^an

to remove^C all memory of them from the earth.^ao

¹⁷The righteous^D cry out, and the Lord hears,

and rescues them from all their troubles.^a

¹⁸The Lord is near the brokenhearted;

he saves those crushed in spirit.^b

¹⁹One who is righteous has many adversities,

but the Lord rescues him from them all.^c

²⁰He protects all his bones;

not one of them is broken.^d

²¹Evil brings death to the wicked,

and those who hate the righteous will be punished.^e

²²The Lord redeems the life of his servants,

and all who take refuge in him will not be punished.^f